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Hiya! Hopefully you’re not getting too bored of my drawings cos here are some more! I’m sure sometime soon I’ll have something different to blog about, but in the meantime I don’t mind just sharing my little thoughts with you…

I hope you all enjoyed Karli’s analysis last week… I think she knows me pretty well. Merry Christmas!

5th AprilIt was Easter so obviously I had to add bunnies! Except I got carried away with the buns and ALMOST forgot to add cats. And then my cats looked like buns and my buns looked like cats.

6th AprilHappy Gloopy Day! Yeah so I decided to limit my gloopy drawings to one a week, so here is this week’s! Ooh look at that lovely blue. That was an accident.

7th AprilI guess I thought I’d been doing too much painting so I thought I’d go back to the pencil. This stated as a desk doodle. I also got an email that started ‘Hi kitten’ which I thought was the absolute cutest.

8th AprilDreaming about Disneyland is the only thing that gets me through this damn life. Have fun or fuck off.

9th AprilDon’t want to sound like an emo but this is probably the worst I’ve ever done and if I could go back in time and do it over I WOULD. Nah, no regrets. Except some. This.

11th AprilThis was done at 8am at the start of a looong train journey but I don’t know why I’m making excuses cos actually I really like this one. Someone said it looks like lemons but I’ll take that as a compliment, thank you very much.

Meow! I know this blog has just been filled with my daily drawings recently but I’ve got another post lined up for this week, I promise! Not that I really care that much and neither should you. Anyway here’s what happened over the last 7 days.

15th March This was for Mother’s Day which was in the UK last Sunday! I always play the Spice Girls to my mum on Mothers Day, such a good song am I right? I also love drawing these winking cats now. All the time. Also trolls.

March 16thFruit Vs sweets I don’t know what I would choose. Probably fruit cos it’s natures sweets isn’t it. That wasn’t even why I painted this picture but I HAVE been having some really intense games of ‘Would you rather’ recently on Twitter.

17th MarchOh I really like this one! It was a pan though because I started to do the background pattern and it was taking ages and the dog wanted to go for his walk so I was trying to rush rush rush. I think it still came out pretty neat. Pink and green should always be seen.

18th MarchI wanted to write a short story so then I wrote three! I wanted them to be weird and creepy but it took 2 goes until I got what I wanted.

19th MarchSomeone on Instagram said they want this as wallpaper and I agree! I have to admit I got carried away drawing the flowers and leaves and then I ran out of space for the tiny cats so some of them are a little squashed but that’s OK.

20th MarchThis is what happens when I have my book next to me on my desk when I’m working, I just end up doing phone doodles. Some of them are cute tho?

21st MarchThis was one of the days where I could have easily missed doing a drawing but luckily I didn’t! I had to do it in like 2 minutes but I think the pressure worked this time and I like these pages a lot. HIYA HIYA EAT YOUR VEGETABLES AND BRUSH YOUR HAIR.

Hello! Hope everyone is having a lovely day! It’s about to get EVEN BETTER cos here I am to share last week’s daily drawings. Enjoy!

8th MarchIt seems like such a long time since I painted this! Not gonna lie, I’ve kind of forgotten if there was any kind of story behind it. I think I was just feeling my delayed teen angst again. Also they’re my two favourite colours in my watercolour pallet.

9th MarchI really like mermaids! And having fun. Also all mermaids really like cats and they dream about being able to keep them as pets, which is kind of sad because can you imagine a cat living underwater?

10th MarchI was still stuck on mermaids but it’s OK because I’ve made a promise not to try to draw them again. But it’s double OK because I will definitely break that promise.

11th MarchI really really love American pageant culture. I could watch Toddlers and Tiaras all day long, it is so fascinating to me! Also I had just been watching Crufts, and also I watched Drop Dead Gorgeous for the millionth time that weekend too and its still one of my favourite films. Anyway, cat pageant.

12th MarchI really like these pages. Just a bit of watercolour and mark making but I think it works.

13th MarchIt’s the return of Sad Floral Cat! Also while I was painting this I knocked over my entire water pot all over the place. Also it was Friday 13th, so coincidence? I think not.

14th MarchI do like these pages but also before I started drawing I had this old work I made years ago in my head that I wanted it to look like but for some reason the charcoal pencils I was using wouldn’t transfer their print properly so it came out a bit forced and smudgy and not like a ghost at all. This is one of the rare times where I think the inclusion of cats takes away from the work. Don’t h8 me.

Meow! It’s a couple of days late but here’s a look back at the week’s daily drawings!
Last week I was viciously slammed (not really) by one of my regular blog readers at my seeming lack of enthusiasm for some of my drawings, which got me thinking a little about some of the pros and cons of the project. While I love the fact that it forces me to create something every day, sometimes on the days where inspiration doesn’t hit me in the face it can feel a bit forced, which means I end up resenting what I’ve created which means sometimes there’s not much to say. I’m thinking this is something I will work on through the year, but in the meantime I’ll try my best to keep it positive!

Now! Back to our scheduled programming!

1st MarchNow that I don’t have to work on Sundays I get to do things like watch Sunday morning cooking shows. I can’t remember which one was on but they were foraging for herbs and they had a really sharp knife. I really like sharp knives so it was in my head to draw one and that is the first thing I drew. The book is Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.

2nd MarchMost of the time when I do my daily drawings I don’t have time to get my proper paints out so I use these basic Reeve’s watercolours most of the time. The colours are super limiting so it’s always nice to try out shape and pattern with them as an under-image for the cats on top!

3rd March

Not gonna lie, this is probably one of my favourite drawings to do so far. Swearing is as fun as drawing cats. Also I think I’ve mentioned before my anti-inspirational-quote mentality…

4th MarchA bit of a doodly day but I was glad to find my pack of felt tip pens I’d forgotten about!

5th MarchJust a bit of my delayed teen angst coming through.

6th MarchCats like sitting and watching you through the grass and then at night they all meet up and talk about all the dumb things they saw you do throughout the day. Cats are better than you and they know it. That’s why all cats are creeps and I love them.

7th MarchI guess I had this word in my head from the day before but also I think this thought at least once a day. Everything is creepy. The internet is creepy. Now turn off your computer and go outside and play.

So far 2015 has hit me at a million miles an hour and I haven’t had a break at all since Christmas, with lots of projects on the go with I like CATS and at work (we launched a new magazine! Take a look). Anyway with that being said I’m super happy that I’ve been keeping up with my daily drawings, so here’s a look back at the last week…

15th FebruaryThis was a drawing of this spooky man we saw that was just standing there haunting us while we were out dancing, so I thought he might have been a ghost. A few days later I was informed that it was actually us that encircled him and he had been there with more people before we scared them off. Idk he was still spooky and still possibly deceased.

17th FebruaryI was pleased with this one because I had it in my head and it mostly turned out as I was thinking. I always like them when I take the time to get my paints out, so here’s a future note to myself not to be lazy.

18th FebruaryThis one isn’t V exciting, just catz & deathly hallowz.

19th FebruaryThis was a quick little watercolour, mostly I was just excited about getting my Mickey Tsum in the picture. ILY MICKEY TSUM.

20th FebruaryLook! Future Toby listened! More painty and I love this one. I don’t know if any of my Etsy pals recognised the reference, but it was definitely inspired by this image here. I’ve had it in my head since I first saw it, so nice isn’t it.

21st FebruarySad floral cat is sad and smudgey.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this insight into my daily drawings, see you again same time next week for more, or find me on Instagram to see them as they come each day!

Meow! I can’t believe six weeks have already gone past since I first started the #Tobydrawscats365 project! That’s 46 drawings so far! I have to say that this week has probably got my favourite selection of drawings so far…

8th FebruaryFollowing on from the last two weeks where I pre-painted my pages before going to work, this time I used pen to create the colourful backgrounds in advance of drawing the cats on my lunch break. I really can’t emphasise enough how boring this day at work was, so these drawings were somewhat of an escape…

9th FebruaryI’m still working on my fine liner skills, I want to get more confident at using them without pre-sketching. I will probably be forever a wonky-wobbly drawer, but that’s OK.

10th FebruaryOn Monday I went to see one of my favourite bands, Slow Club, for like the 7th (or maybe 8th) time. I seriously love them loads and each time live they are great. They’re the perfect mix of fun and melancholy for me.

11th FebruaryThis was just a bit of fun thinking about cats wearing my clothes. This time they’re wearing some of my favourite Lazy Oaf pieces, my banana shirt and Fuck This bobble hat.

12th FebruaryWell I just felt like having a little paint. Was playing around a bit with blank space. I don’t know if anyone else did but I just really liked that guy on the right.

13th FebruaryFriday 13th yo.

14th FebruaryIt was Valentine’s Day wasn’t it! Had to do something a bit mushy/gross. ❤ </3

As always I hope you’ve enjoyed this look back at the week’s daily drawings! Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram for a new drawing each day!

Meow! It’s one day late, but here’s a look back at the last week of daily drawings!

Sunday 1st February

Pinch punch first of the month! Following on from last week when I pre-painted my pages before work, I did the same again this Sunday. I was pretty busy on my lunch break eating chocolate fingers so I did almost forget to draw, so this was quite a quick sketch. Affection aggression is a real and present danger.

2nd FebruaryMessy desk + messy mind = bad mood sketches

3rd FebruaryI got these super cute Disney presser transfers from the charity shop and I’ve been obsessed with putting them everywhere. It was super fun seeing how they would interact with my drawings!

4th FebruaryToday my shoes were more interesting than my drawing…

5th FebruaryWhen I was younger I had a cactus on my windowsill. My most beloved and missed cat Squiffy once took a big bite of the cactus. Neither cat nor cactus were harmed, but the cactus did grow in a funny shape afterwards where the bite was.

6th FebruaryMore ramblings from my crazy little head.

7th FebruaryThis was just experiments with pattern. Doodle doodle doodle!